New England Revolution and UnitedHealthCare Challenge Soccer Fans to Go on the Offensive to Advance Their Health and Fitness Goals

WHAT: The New England Revolution and UnitedHealthcare are inviting soccer fans to participate in fun and educational health and wellness activities Sunday, June 2, at Gillette Stadium before the Revs’ nationally televised match against the LA Galaxy. Tickets for the match are available at revolutionsoccer.net or Ticketmaster outlets.

Before the game, fans will have the opportunity to participate in healthy- cooking demonstrations, hosted by Gillette Stadium Executive Chef Brad Ozerdem, and collectRevs player trading cards and healthy-recipe cards. Revolution and UnitedHealthcare mascots Slyde and Health E. Hound will be there to interact with the fans during the cooking demonstration and sampling.

Halftime activities will include 4-v-4soccer matches, hosted by Slyde and Dr. Health E. Hound, and MatchFit! Move, a chance for fans to get up on their feet and move during the last two minutes of each half.

WHO:   Brian Bilello, president, New England Revolution

Gillette Stadium Executive Chef Brad Ozerdem

Revolution and UnitedHealthcare mascots Rays and Dr. Health E. Hound

WHERE: Parking lot, Gillette Stadium

1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, Mass., 02035

WHEN: Sunday, June 2, 2013

2:30 – pregame activities

During the game: 4-v-4 soccer matches at halftime & MatchFit! Move activity

WHY: These activities are part of MatchFit!, a new campaign by the New England Revolution and UnitedHealthcare aimed at helping soccer fans learn more about physical fitness and healthy eating, and improving their overall health and well-being.

MatchFit! will launch at the Revolution-LA Galaxy game and run through the end of August. MatchFit! includes online, in-stadium and broadcast elements to promote healthier living to Revolution fans. Coupled with health and wellness resources of UnitedHealthcare, the Revolution will reinforce the messaging with custom digital content featuring Revs players, coaches and staff in videos, social media platforms and newsletters.

More information and resources can be found online at revolutionsoccer.net/MatchFit. There, people can learn tips and facts about health and wellness including how players and Revs staff incorporate healthy choices into their own lives. Fans who engage with MatchFit! content will have the opportunity to win Revolution prizes and be featured in various content throughout the program.

About the New England Revolution

The New England Revolution is the Northeast region’s premier professional soccer team, owned and operated by the Kraft Family, which also owns and operates the New England Patriots of the National Football League, and the Revolution won the 2007 U.S. Open Cup and the 2008 SuperLiga title. The team’s roster includes such stars as Matt Reis, Jerry Bengtson, Lee Nguyen, Saer Sene, Kelyn Rowe and the up-and-coming local talent, Diego Fagundez, just 18 years old from Leominster, Mass. For up-to-the-minute information on the Revolution, visit the team’s official web site at revolutionsoccer.net, or on any of the team’s social platforms: Twitter (@NERevolution, #NERevs), Facebook (NERevolution), Google+ (+NERevolution), Instagram (NERevolution), Pinterest (NERevolution), Vine (NERevolution), YouTube (NERevolutionSoccer) and Flickr (NERevolution).

About UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people nationwide live healthier lives by simplifying the health care experience,  meeting consumer health and wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care providers. The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with 780,000 physicians and care professionals and 5,900 hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. UnitedHealthcare serves more than 40 million people in health benefits and is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), a diversified Fortune 50 health and well-being company.

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